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# tom

noun (a tom, toms); name (Tom)

«tom» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A male cat; also a tomcat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tom/#m1)
2. The male of some other animals, such as a turkey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tom/#m2)
3. (a name) Tom is a boy's name, short for Thomas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tom/#m3)

### In the lessons

In nature lessons, a male cat is a tom, a female is a queen, a baby is a kitten. «Tom Thumb», «Tom Kitten», «Tom Sawyer» are famous story characters. Phrases: «tomcat», «tom turkey», «peeping Tom» (someone who spies).

### Examples

- The tom fought with the cat next door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tom/#x1)
- Our tomcat comes home every morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tom/#x2)
- A male turkey is called a tom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tom/#x3)
- Tom is my best friend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tom/#x4)
- Tom Thumb was no bigger than his father's thumb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tom/#x5)
- The old tom slept on the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tom/#x6)
- Toms often roam far from home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tom/#x7)
- "Miaou!" said Old Tom in answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tom/#x8)

### Note

As a name, write «Tom» with a capital. Female cat = queen; male = tom.

## In Jewish tradition

In nature lessons, a male cat is a tom, a female is a queen, a baby is a kitten. «Tom Thumb», «Tom Kitten», «Tom Sawyer» are famous story characters. Phrases: «tomcat», «tom turkey», «peeping Tom» (someone who spies).

### Examples

- Pistorii artis cabalistical scriptorum, Tom I, p. 869, sqq., differing from that of Postellus. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tom/#x1)
- Tom., I, Chap. 1.) Third, Rittangel published the book "Yezirah," 1642, at Amsterdam, entitled: "Liber Yezirah qui Abrahamo patriarchae adscribitur, una cum commentario (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tom/#x2)

### Note

As a name, write «Tom» with a capital. Female cat = queen; male = tom.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tom» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tom/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tom» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tom.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «tom» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tom/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tom» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/tom.html) on Mova free.